Welcome to my podcast “Gestalt Therapy – Living here and now”

Every month I take you through an issue which I have come across in my Gestalt praxis , read about, or simply bumped into just living life. The topics are related to mental wellbeing, existential questions - what makes your life meaningful and also what makes it heavy.

Every episode is designed around the same set of headline - using the Gestalt terminology -and which hopefully will make it easier for you to get close to the different topics and make sense of what you hear.

The podcast is made possible thanks to Lagor Services Podcast Production.

The teaser episode…

An introduction to the world of Gestalt Therapy and how I got involved with it. Read more…

Episode 21 - Closing the Gestalt

What do you do when you have an open Gestalt? I begin in this episode to tell you about how I created an open gestalt by acting too fast. Sending an email without reading it twice, leaving abruptly without a proper goodbye which left some wondering if I was angry with them. Read more…

Episode 20 - The Wheel of Balance - Nutrition and Gestalt Therapy

Nutrition and eating has been part of many conversations I have had with clients in my praxis. In relation to stress or burnout, taking medication that influences weight or any other causes. Read more…

Episode 19 - To Forgive or Not to Forgive

To Forgive is part of everyone’s life. Either to forgive someone else or ourselves and in some cases both. The feeling of anger, disappointment, resentment and sadness can cause physical and emotional problems if you are unable to forgive. Read more…

Episode 18 - Respecting Your Body as You Age

Growing old with respect for your body by listening to it. That is the subject of this episode where I talk with Fleur Adams, a yoga therapist on how to be more aware and how to get in touch with our bodies, accept our limitations and work with the possibilities that we have. Read more…

Episode 17 - How to Deal with Loss

During the summer we may have more time to think and reflect. When you have suffered a loss this summer-period could bring up those heavy feelings of grief and sadness. In this episode I talk about how we deal with loss.  Read more…

Episode 16 - The Gestalt Therapy Experiment called Sandplay

In Gestalt Therapy we use different experiments. In earlier episodes for example I have already mentioned the empty chair experiment. This time I have a guest Emanuelle Lamberty who uses the experiment called Sandplay in her Gestalt Therapy praxis. Read more…

Episode 15 - The connection between Yoga and Gestalt Therapy

Using Yoga as a stress relief. That is how my guest Lisa started with Yoga 20 years ago. 

She realised that Yoga helped her stay grounded in the present moment and gave her strength to go through difficult times. Read more…

Episode 14 - Darkness into Light

This episode subject has been on my mind for a long time. It is not easy to talk about suicide prevention. However, I guess not talking about it is even worse… because everything we don’t talk about tends to get infected with shame and guilt and misunderstandings and loneliness. Read more…

Episode 13 - Who Can Benefit from Gestalt Therapy?

The pandemic has changed the way we work. When possible we work from home which means we have lots of meetings via video chat. Online therapy sessions have become part of my daily routine. Read more…

Episode 12 - Online Sessions and What they Can Do

The pandemic has changed the way we work. When possible we work from home which means we have lots of meetings via video chat. Online therapy sessions have become part of my daily routine. Read more…

Episode 11 - Is Christmas a Test for you?

The end of the year is approaching and for some, this can be a challenging time. Spending Christmas with family, travelling, consuming or any other reason why Christmas can be “testing”. Read more…

Episode 10 - When our Body hurts after being stressed

Stress can manifest itself in all different ways, even in our bodies. Tension in the neck, shoulders or back is one of the common problems you can experience when you are stressed. Read more…

Episode 9 - A movie on a Rainy Day Therapy

We all have seen movies that profoundly moved us or had an impact on the way we view ourselves and others. Read more…

Episode 8 - What's all the fuss about the Now?

A lot of people are not living in the now, at least not all of the time. Why this matters is what I’ll be talking about in this episode. Read more…

Episode 7 - What are the personal core values you have in your life?

It is a big question, to ask yourself what your personal values are Read more…

Episode 6 - Menopause and andropause, we all go through it.

Next to becoming an adult, it is one of the biggest life-changing moments both physically and mentally. Read more…

Episode 5 - When someone close to you is sad

We all deal with someone who is sad at some point in our lives. But how do you handle a situation like that? What do you say, or do? Read more…

Episode 4 - My spouse or roommate is so annoying

We all have had these moments in the last year and a half, you get annoyed with the people you live with or spend a lot of time with. Read more…

Episode 3 - What is Gestalt Therapy?

In this episode, I explain a bit the origin, the characteristics, and finally who can benefit from Gestalt Therapy. Read more…

Episode 2 - Easily Blushing

Easily blushing, it can be charming but when blushing goes past rosy coloured cheeks and into a phase of red spots in neck, chest and face, overheating and sweating, depletion of energy and feeling shame, it can become limiting and burdensome. Read more…

Episode 1 - Long Term Expat

Living as an expat abroad, away from your family and friends and creating this whole new life in another country with another culture is usually inspiring at the beginning and as time goes by also challenging. Read more…

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Just a quick disclaimer:

All case-stories are anonymised and no clients directly quoted without prior written consent.

And remember any information you hear on this podcast, see on the willegestalt website, facebook page or Instagram is for information purposes only and should never be a substitute for actual mental and/or medical advice from a doctor, psychiatrist or any other health professional.